There is a character in SE Hinton's "The Outsiders" named Dallas. He was my favorite character and he has shaped my perception of the name. Dally is a good nickname for it. And it is a VERY masculine name.

― Anonymous User 2/23/2007

I thought this was a girl's name until I was 13 because I had only heard of women named Dallas. But after seeing it attached to a guy I think it's a great guy's name.

What if your son just won't like the city? He'd better at least have a real connection to the place, otherwise using the name is pointless. Actually, it is pointless anyway. The name is very tacky, and probably gives people all sorts of over-the-top associations, which doesn't make the poor guy sound very smart or sophisticated. Same thing if you use this on a girl.

I have heard this name on both boys and girls, and I like it on neither. It does not sound like a person's name at all to me. And what if a person with this name wanted to visit or move to the city of Dallas. I think it would be quite odd for one to have same name as the city they lived in.

I don't like the name Dallas for a girl or a boy. These American city names like Phoenix, Addison, Boston, Austin, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Houston, etc., are just awful. At the very least be from and love the city before naming your child after it. Don't just hear the name and think it sounds cool. Visit Dallas, for example, and see whether you want to give it the major honor of naming your child after it. In addition, people will ask the child whether he/she was born in the particular city, and if he wasn't he/she and you will not look too bright.

I have a cousin with this name, and it is VERY uncommon in our area, which makes it unique for her. Beautiful. It's easy to spell also, which is another thing that makes it a great name. I met a guy named Dallas, but I could never come to call him that because I was so used to calling my very feminine cousin this. I would hate to see this name get popular, though, because it is a unisex name.

I liked the name so much that I named my daughter Dallas! To me it signifies strength and wisdom.

― Anonymous User 5/29/2010

I love the name Dallas for a girl. Why does a girl name have to sound 'feminine', can't they be named anything the parents like? Answer: Yes. Place names have been used for centuries, and I love Dallas. I've never been but that doesn't bother me because I wouldn't use the name to 'honor' the city, I'd use it because I like the way it looks and sounds.

My name is Dallas and I'm female. I didn't like it when I was younger but the older I get the more attached I become. People call me Dally as a nickname, which I think is extremely feminine despite the origin. I think Dallas is a great name for both boys and girls. It's a unisex name, after all.

I really don't understand how some people see this name as unisex or suitable for a girl. Dallas is solely a males name. A very nice male name at that (:

Dallas is far from being unisex. Sorry to the user above me. Just because your name is Dallas and you're a girl, doesn't make the name unisex. You're just a female with a males name.

Sorry but the truth.

― Anonymous User 10/16/2014

I am absolutely IN LOVE with the name Dallas for a girl! Not at all associating it with the city, I'm just in awe of the way it looks and sounds. If we ever have another girl, her name will most definitely be "Dallas"I'm officially obsessed with this name! LOVE, love, Love!You folks with negative criticism, really? It's obviously not for everyone, but don't hate! Dallas is an ideal name in my opinion, especially for a sweet little girl/strong woman!

I have named my daughter "dalis" it's the Irish version of "Dallas" I love it I think it looks feminine too. I live in Australia also and had never heard it before on male or female. It suits my daughter to the tee she is beautiful independent and strong like her name because of her spelling we also call her Ali for a nickname my son "2" gave it to her.

I'm not a fan of city names, and this name just sounds too hickish for me.

― Anonymous User 7/27/2016

My name is Dallas and I am a girl so whoever said that Dallas is a bad name for a girl they are wrong because it is a good name and whoever is having a baby I think a good name for your kid is Dallas if it is a boy or a girl because it is a good name for both.

Reminds me of a brawny guy, probably because of the book 'The Outsiders', which is fantastic, by the way. But a girl? This is without-exaggeration the worst name that is on the charts for girls (except for possibly Sloan). And this is coming from someone who likes the name Fifer. Apologies, I know it's harsh, but if I told you I liked it would be a lie.